The Palgrave handbook of peacebuilding in Africa / Tony Karbo, Kudrat Virk, editors.
Karbo, Tony, author.; Virk, Kudrat, 1979- editor.
2018
JZ5587-JZ6009JZ5509
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Title The Palgrave handbook of peacebuilding in Africa / Tony Karbo, Kudrat Virk, editors.
ISBN 9783319622026
3319622021
9783319622019
3319622013
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62202-6
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxix, 498 pages) : color illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-62202-6 doi
Call Number JZ5587-JZ6009JZ5509
Dewey Decimal Classification 327.172096
Summary This handbook offers a critical assessment of the African agenda for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; the challenges and opportunities facing Africas regional organisations in their efforts towards building sustainable peace on the continent; and the role of external actors, including the United Nations, Britain, France, and South Asian troop-contributing countries. In so doing, it revisits the late Ali Mazruis concept of Pax Africana, calling on Africans to take responsibility for peace and security on their own continent. The creation of the African Union, in 2002, was an important step towards realising this ambition, and has led to the development of a new continental architecture for more robust conflict management. But, as the volumes authors show, the quest for Pax Africana faces challenges. Combining thematic analyses and case studies, this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakers working on peace, security, and governance issues in Africa. Tonny Karbo Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa. Kudrat VirkActing Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.
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Virk, Kudrat, 1979- editor.
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Intro; Foreword: Three Prophets of Pax Africana; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: The Theory and Practice of Pax Africana; Chapter 1: Introduction: Towards a New Pax Africana; The Concept of Pax Africana; From the OAU to the AU; Towards an Understanding of Conflict Prevention, Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding; Outline of the Book; Chapter 2: Towards a Concept of "Pax Africana"; Chapter 3: Squaring the Circle: The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture

The Peace and Security Council: Politics, Problems, and PatronageThe Continental Early Warning System: Early Warning or Early Action?; The Panel of the Wise: Where Is the Right of Initiative?; The African Standby Force: Stillborn or Shifting Goals?; Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms: Lack of Harmonisation; The Peace Fund: More Money, More Problems; The Elusive Quest for African Solutions to African Problems; The Two-Legged Tripod: The APSA's Lack of Preventive Mechanisms; Conclusion

Chapter 4: Pillars of Africa's Peace and Security Architecture: The African Standby ForceHistorical Background; The Role and Mandate of the African Standby Force; Operationalising the African Standby Force; Key Challenges Facing the African Standby Force; Challenges of Region-Building and Regional Integration; Political Will and National Interests; Funding Challenges; Conclusion; Part II: Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking; Chapter 5: The International Criminal Court and Conflict Prevention in Africa; The ICC and Prevention

Prevention as a Justification for Criminal Courts GenerallyPrevention as a Justification for International Criminal Courts Specifically; Prevention in the Rome Statute; The ICC and Prevention of Conflict; Violent Conflict Equals Crime?; Preventing Further Crimes Equals Preventing Escalation of the Conflict?; Institutional Links Between Violent Conflict and International Crimes: The Role of the UN Security Council; The Dependence Theories: The ICC Prevents Crime and/or Impunity and Thus Conflict

The Independent Theory: The ICC Prevents Conflict (and Possibly Also Crime/Impunity)The Conflict Theory: The ICC May Prevent Crime or Impunity But Can Also Spur Conflict; The ICC and Conflict Prevention in Africa; Conclusion

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